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Hack Chrome, Get $1 Million from Google
Want to win a million dollars? How about taking up the challenge of hacking Google Chrome. Google is making its voice be heard by awarding a $1 million incentive to persons who are capable of hacking Chrome. Awarding $1 million dollars just for hacking a browser is extreme, but then again, Google Chrome is not just a browser, it is also an OS, so this move by the advertising giant makes sense. Unless Google knows something hackers don’t, the company is setting itself up for a huge blunder, as h...
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Yahoo, Facebook Patent Lawsuit: Company May Have a Precedent for Success in 2004 Google Case
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Yahoo Could Throw Wrench into Facebook IPO
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Yahoo Threatens Facebook Over Patents
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Do Not Track: What You Need to Know About Web Browsing Privacy
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Georgia on His Mind, Newt Gingrich Battles in His Own Backyard
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Murdoch's Sun on Sunday Makes a Splash with Decency
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Google to Join Other Web Companies in Allowing Do-Not-Track Button
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